Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: half(0) -> 0 2: half(s(0)) -> 0 3: half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) 4: s(log(0)) -> s(0) 5: log(s(x)) -> s(log(half(s(x)))) There are 6 dependency pairs: 6: HALF(s(s(x))) -> S(half(x)) 7: HALF(s(s(x))) -> HALF(x) 8: S(log(0)) -> S(0) 9: LOG(s(x)) -> S(log(half(s(x)))) 10: LOG(s(x)) -> LOG(half(s(x))) 11: LOG(s(x)) -> HALF(s(x)) The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {7} and {10}. - Consider the SCC {7}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [HALF](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, rule 7 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {10}. The usable rules are {1-4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = [log](x) = 0, [LOG](x) = x, [s](x) = x + 1 and [half](x) = x - 1, we obtain a quasi-model of the usable rules. Furthermore, dependency pair 10 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.